DIONYSIA

Meaning of DIONYSIA in English

/duy'euh nish"ee euh, -nis"-/ , n.pl.

the orgiastic and dramatic festivals held periodically in honor of Dionysus, esp. those in Attica, from which Greek comedy and tragedy developed. Cf. Greater Dionysia, Lesser Dionysia .

[ 1890-95; ]

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DIONYSIA — [L] npl [Gr. Relig.] Dionysia
Interlingua English vocab
DIONYSIA — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from neuter plural of dionysios of Dionysus, from Dionysos Date: 1812 ancient Greek festival …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIONYSIA — ˌdīəˈnizh(ē)ə, -nish(ē)ə, -nisēə noun plural Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from neuter plural of dionysios of Dionysus, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIONYSIA — (n. pl.) Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; …
Английский словарь Webster
DIONYSIA — n. orgiastic seasonal festivals held in ancient Greece to honor the god Dionysus (corresponds to bacchanalia in ancient Rome)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DIONYSIA — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from neuter plural of dionysios of Dionysus, from Dionysos Date: 1812 : ancient Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIONYSIA — add. ·noun ·pl any of the festivals held in honor of the olympian god dionysus. they correspond to the roman …
Webster English vocab
DIONYSIA — [Di.o.ny.sia] n pl [L, fr. Gk, fr. neut. pl. of dionysios of Dionysus, fr. Dionysos] (ca. 1895): ancient Greek festival …
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DIONYSIA — Dionysia BrE AmE ˌda ɪ ‿ə ˈnɪz i‿ə -ˈnɪs- AmE \ -ˈnɪʃ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIONYSIA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ d ī - ə - ' ni-zh ē - ə , - ' n ē -, -sh …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GREAT DIONYSIA — noun Usage: usually capitalized G&D : dionysia b
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RURAL DIONYSIA. — See Lesser Dionysia .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LESSER DIONYSIA — (in ancient Attica) the wine feasts, processions, and dramatic performances composing one of the festivals honoring Dionysus, held in the …
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GREATER DIONYSIA — (in ancient Athens) the chief festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated in early spring and notable for the performance of …
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CITY DIONYSIA. — See Greater Dionysia .
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GREAT DIONYSIA — also called City Dionysia, ancient dramatic festival in which tragedy, comedy, and satyric drama originated; it was held in Athens …
Britannica English vocabulary
THESPIS — flourished 6th century BC, Athens Greek poet, often considered the "inventor of tragedy . " He is the first recorded …
Английский словарь Британика
GREEK RELIGION — Beliefs, rituals, and mythology of the ancient Greeks. Though the worship of the sky god Zeus began as early as …
Английский словарь Британика
DIONYSUS — Greek god of vegetation and fruitfulness, known especially as the god of wine and ecstasy. His Roman equivalent was Bacchus. …
Английский словарь Британика
BACCHANALIA — or Dionysia In Greco-Roman religion, any of the festivals of the wine god Bacchus ( Dionysus ), which probably originated …
Английский словарь Британика
DIONYSIAN — in sense 1 |dīə|nisēən, in sense 2 -nizhən or -nishən or -nīsēən adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Dionysius (personal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIONYSIAC — |dīə|ni]sēˌak also -nī] or ]zē- adjective also di·o·ny·si·a·cal -_nə̇|sīəkəl, -ˌnī|-; ˌdīəˈni]sēˌakəl, -nī], ]zē- ; or di·o·ny·sic |dīə|nīsik, -nis- Etymology: dionysiac …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIONYSIAC — (a.) Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia; Bacchic; as, a Dionysiac festival; the Dionysiac theater at Athens.
Английский словарь Webster
DIONYSIAC — — Dionysiacally /duy'euh ni suy"ik lee/ , adv. /duy'euh nis"ee ak', -nuy"see-/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACCHANALIA — — bacchanalian , adj. , n. — bacchanalianism , n. /bak'euh nay"lee euh, -nayl"yeuh/ , n. , pl. Bacchanalia, Bacchanalias …
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ANTHESTERIA — — Anthesteriac /an'theuh stear"ee ak'/ , adj. /an'theuh stear"ee euh/ , n. ( sometimes used with a pl. v. ) …
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DIONYSIAC — adj. of Dionysia, of wild festivals honoring Dionysus; pertaining to Dionysus (ancient Greek god of wine and fertility); unrestrained, wild, …
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DIONYSIAC — add. ·adj of or pertaining to dionysus or to the dionysia; bacchic; as, a dionysiac festival; the dionysiac theater at …
Webster English vocab
TRILOGY — a series of three dramas or literary or musical compositions that, although each is in one sense complete, have a …
Britannica English vocabulary
DITHYRAMB — a choric poem, chant, or hymn of ancient Greece sung by revelers at the festival in honour of the god …
Britannica English vocabulary
BACCHANALIA — also called Dionysia, in GrecoRoman religion, any of the several festivals of Bacchus (Dionysus), the wine god. They probably originated …
Britannica English vocabulary
BACCHANALIA — n. or Dionysia In Greco-Roman religion, any of the festivals of the wine god Bacchus ( Dionysus ), which probably …
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